Cathy Rush
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Cathy Rush is a pioneering American women's basketball coach best known for leading Immaculata College to multiple national championships in the early 1970s and helping elevate women's college basketball.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cathy Rush canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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human ⓘ women's basketball coach ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | "The Mighty Macs" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedYearsAtImmaculata | early 1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | West Chester State College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Immaculata College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
college athletics
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women's sports ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | women's college basketball ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | "Mother of Modern Women's College Basketball" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
growth of women's college basketball
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increased visibility of women's NCAA basketball tournaments ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing championship teams at a small Catholic women's college
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innovative coaching with limited resources ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | AIAW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaAdaptation | film "The Mighty Macs" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeamCoached | Immaculata Mighty Macs women's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coaching Immaculata College women's basketball team
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pioneering women's college basketball in the United States ⓘ winning multiple national championships with Immaculata College ⓘ |
| notableWork | building a national powerhouse at small Immaculata College ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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basketball coach ⓘ motivational speaker ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Carla Gugino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head coach of Immaculata College women's basketball team ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfInstitutionCoached | Roman Catholic (Immaculata College) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
led Immaculata to AIAW national championships in 1973
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led Immaculata to AIAW national championships in 1974 ⓘ led Immaculata to first AIAW national championship in 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| spouse | Ed Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | NBA referee ⓘ |
| teamAchievement |
Immaculata participated in first nationally televised women's college basketball games
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Immaculata reached national prominence under her coaching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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